George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... lieutenant- colonel of a Virginian regiment , Colonel Fry com- manding . Now began that long experience of human stupidity and inefficiency with which Wash- ington was destined to struggle through all the years of 68 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
... lieutenant- colonel of a Virginian regiment , Colonel Fry com- manding . Now began that long experience of human stupidity and inefficiency with which Wash- ington was destined to struggle through all the years of 68 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
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... began . Captain Trent , the timid and halting envoy , who had failed to reach the French , had been sent out by the wise authorities to build a fort at the junc- tion of the Alleghany and Monongahela , on the admirable site selected by ...
... began . Captain Trent , the timid and halting envoy , who had failed to reach the French , had been sent out by the wise authorities to build a fort at the junc- tion of the Alleghany and Monongahela , on the admirable site selected by ...
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... began to move , but so slowly and after so much delay that they did not reach Will's Creek until the middle of May . Here came another exasperating pause , relieved only by Frank- lin , who by giving his own time , ability , and money ...
... began to move , but so slowly and after so much delay that they did not reach Will's Creek until the middle of May . Here came another exasperating pause , relieved only by Frank- lin , who by giving his own time , ability , and money ...
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... began with stupid contempt toward America and all things American , and ended in ruin and defeat . It was a bitter experience , much heeded by the colonists , but disregarded by England , whose indif- ference was paid for at a heavy ...
... began with stupid contempt toward America and all things American , and ended in ruin and defeat . It was a bitter experience , much heeded by the colonists , but disregarded by England , whose indif- ference was paid for at a heavy ...
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... began to raise up backbiters and malcontents at Williams- burg . My orders , " he said , " are dark , doubt- ful , and uncertain ; to - day approved , to - morrow condemned . Left to act and proceed at hazard , accountable for the ...
... began to raise up backbiters and malcontents at Williams- burg . My orders , " he said , " are dark , doubt- ful , and uncertain ; to - day approved , to - morrow condemned . Left to act and proceed at hazard , accountable for the ...
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